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From a family barn in the Vallée de Joux to the Grande Maison, nearly two centuries of invention, told through the people and the watches that shaped Jaeger-LeCoultre.
Founded by Antoine LeCoultre
In 1833, Antoine LeCoultre (1803–1881) turned his family’s barn into a watchmaking atelier. An inventor obsessed with accuracy, he made the tools needed to craft the smallest parts.
Upon its founding, Jaeger-LeCoultre became the first watch Manufacture in the Vallée de Joux, bringing every aspect of watchmaking together under one roof.
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Jaeger meets LeCoultre
In 1903, Frenchman Edmond Jaeger, a renowned Parisian watchmaker, challenged Swiss Manufactures to create an ultra-thin movement. Jacques-David LeCoultre accepted.
Together they fused French style and Swiss technique, an approach that still prevails at the Grande Maison today, and in 1937 their companies became one.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre through time
Discover the timelineDiscover the key dates and inventions that have marked the history of Jaeger-LeCoultre, from the Millionometre in 1844 to the Reverso in 1931.
